Surviving “la lucha” in Ciudad Juárez. An Anthropological reflection on the cuban community in Ciudad Juárez, México

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20983/decumanus.2021.1.4

Palabras clave:

estudios fronterizos, Ciudad Juárez, migrantes cubanos

Resumen

El siguiente artículo presenta una breve reflexión antropológica e histórica sobre la comunidad cubana residente en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. Además, se discutirán los aspectos históricos más importantes ocurridos en la región de la frontera que aportaron al desarrollo de esta comunidad, como lo fueron las caravanas de inmigrantes entre los años 2017-2019 y las reformas políticas migratorias de parte de Estados Unidos y México. Por otro lado, se discute un análisis etnográfico sobre la experiencia migratoria de algunos miembros haciendo énfasis en la construcción de redes y el desarrollo del concepto comunidad como un espacio de solidaridad y sobrevivencia en la sociedad juarense. 

Biografía del autor/a

Stephanie Alexandra Morales, University of Texas at El Paso

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Victor Manuel Vazquez, University of Texas at El Paso

Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lecturer of Anthropology

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Photos taken by Stephanie Morales and Dr. Víctor Vázquez during the fieldwork conducted in Ciudad Juárez from march 2019-december 2020.

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31-05-2021